Javier Akapo

Equatoguinean footballer (born 1996)

Javier Akapo
Personal information
Akapo with Equatorial Guinea in 2022
Full name	Javier Akapo Martínez
Date of birth	(1996-09-03) 3 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Elche, Spain
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Montijo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Cox	19	(0)
2016–2017	Binéfar	2	(0)
2017–2018	Ilicitana	30	(0)
2018	Intercity	18	(0)
2018–2019	Torrevieja	4	(0)
2019–2020	Redován	22	(0)
2020–2021	Crevillente	26	(0)
2021–2022	Ibiza	20	(0)
2022–	Montijo	17	(1)
International career^‡
2015	Equatorial Guinea U20	2	(0)
2021–	Equatorial Guinea	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022

Javier Akapo Martínez (born 3 September 1996) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder and centre-back for Segunda Federación club UD Montijo. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Early life

Akapo was born in Spain to an Equatoguinean father and Spanish mother.^[1]

International career

Akapo represented Equatorial Guinea at the 2015 COTIF Tournament.^[2]^[3] He debuted with the senior Equatorial Guinea national team in a 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Mauritania on 16 November 2021.^[4]

Personal life

Akapo is the younger brother of the professional footballer Carlos Akapo.^[5]

References

^ "Carlos y Javier Akapo: el fútbol en la sangre de Guinea Ecuatorial". MARCA. 9 October 2021.
^ "Qatar y Guinea Ecuatorial se reparten los puntos en un trepidante partido (3-3)" (in Spanish). 13 August 2015.
^ "Nzalang Nacional Sub-20 vence 2-0 a Senegal" (in Spanish). 18 August 2015.
^ "Match Report of Mauritania vs Equatorial Guinea - 2021-11-16 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "Carlos y Javier Akapo: Dos hermanos y defensas de categoría". 30 April 2020.